Originally Posted by Drew Hause
Brent: is the date code 'C' for 1923-1924??
How did it get post-1925 Rules marks??

Drew, I have no idea. You know far more about proofs that I.

However with that high serial number, it may be a very late gun. Although, I suspect that the number is probably from Jeffrey, not from SW. 'But there is one other feature that I think it also suggestive of it being a late gun. It has the 2 inch Case Only label in the unmistakable (and somewhat ugly) block letters that S&W used, but the inlay is on the right barrel, not the rib. The same is seen in Vic's article that I posted. This is very rare in my limited experience. I take it to be a function of being one of the last of the guns they may have made.

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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